Auto-shapes freezes Powerpoint 2003

[Daniel]

Hi,

I've searched the forum but couldn't find a post related to this problem.
When trying to add auto-shapes to a PPT presentation (both existing and new),
the cursor turns into the hourglass and Powerpoint stays put, doing nothing,
forcing me to kill it after a few minutes.

I've disabled the "Online Content" in the Services Options, under the
General Tab, hoping that was causing it, but unfortunately the problem
remains. I've also tried a repair to the Office installation and even an
uninstall/reinstall.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Daniel

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi Daniel,

First, do you have a local printer installed and set as default?

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[Daniel]

Hi Glen, thanks for the speedy reply.

No local printer installed (not counting Microsoft's own Doc Imaging Writer
and
PDFCreator's software based printers), only network based.

Thanks,
Daniel

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Install one proper printer and set it as default. Then see if the problem
continues. PowerPoint spends ages looking for printers that are networked
and can slow down considerably.

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[Daniel]

Hi again,

Unfortunately atm I don't have the opportunity to install a local printer. Is
there another test I can do?

Thanks,
Daniel

 

[Echo S]

You can try changing hardware acceleration. Yours doesn't sound like the
problems usually solved by this, but it's a pretty painless thing to try.

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

 

[Daniel]

Hi again Glen,

Problem solved. I didn't install a local printer as you suggested, but
taking the
same suggestion as a basis, I removed the logon script from the profile,
logged
in and the Auto-shapes worked perfectly. Re-inserted the script in the
profile, logged back in and it kept on working just fine. Thanks for the help
and tips.

Also thanks to Echo S for your reply. Didn't get to try it out, but I
appreciate it.

Take care,
Daniel

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the feedback!

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Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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[Echo S]

No worries. Just glad to hear you resolved the issue. Thanks for posting
back and letting us know what was causing the problem!